Last Will and Testament of Richard Campkin
| Testator | Richard Campkin |
| Occupation | Yeoman |
| Place | Pirton |
| Date created | 1719 |
| Probate date |
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People mentioned in the document
| Name | Relationship to testator | Details | Signed or Mark | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elder Richard Campkin | Self | Status: Yeoman, Occupation: Yeoman, From: Pirton, County: Herts | Signed | Testator |
| Elizabeth Campkin | Daughter | Bequest Money: £2 | Legatee | |
| Elizabeth Handscomb | Grand daughter | Bequest Money: £1 | Legatee | |
| Richard Campkin | Grand son | Bequest Money: £5 Comment: Son of Richard Campkin |
Legatee | |
| Richard Campkin | Son | Bequest: Every freehold messuages, cottages, lands, tenements & hereditament in Purton; also copyhold messuages, cottages, lands, tenements & hereditament in manors of Pirton Doddingsells & Pirton; residue of estate Comment: Lands for the term of his life & then to Rich Campkin, testator's grand son |
Executor | |
| Elizabeth Primatt | Grand daughter | Bequest Money: £16 Comment: Wife of Robert Primatt |
Legatee | |
| Robert Primatt | Comment: Husband of Elizabeth Primatt | Other | ||
| Anne Gutheridge | Grand daughter | Bequest Money: £16 | Legatee | |
| Sara Gutheridge | Grand daughter | Bequest Money: £16 | Legatee | |
| William Handscombe | Not known | Signed | Witness | |
| Joseph Martin | Not known | Marked | Witness | |
| Alice Maling | Not known | Marked | Witness |
Database record number: PROBH-68
Record from Probate documents at HALS, identifier [26HW58]
Last Will and Testament:
Will conveys real (immovable) property ie land to heirs after an individual's death. Testament conveys personal (moveable) property to heirs. The term will eventually referred to both a Will and a Testament. A registered Will is an official copy made by a court clerk which is enrolled in a book.
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